Quick Question Regarding 2391 Written Exam

[dtombs]

Hi,

Just a quick question - when doing the written exam for the 2391, would the examiner mark a student down for completing the second section of the exam first and leaving the first section until last.

It just seems to make more sense to spend as much time as possible on the harder, more in depth questions first and leave the shorter bullet-point style questions till last.

Thanks.
Dan

 

[scotsparky]

Leave a few couple of pages blank then do the second half. when thats done go to front and do first bit. the examiner will never known. its still allowed and he cant deduct marks for it.

 

[ian.settle1]

Hi,

Just a quick question - when doing the written exam for the 2391, would the examiner mark a student down for completing the second section of the exam first and leaving the first section until last.

It just seems to make more sense to spend as much time as possible on the harder, more in depth questions first and leave the shorter bullet-point style questions till last.

Thanks.
Dan

How would he know which one you did first or second? they are not present

 

[dtombs]

Thanks scotsparky for the advise, might do that in the exam.

ian.settle1, the examiner would know what section you have completed first by looking at the order in which they have been completed in the answer booklet, but as scotsparky said, you could leave a number of page blank then start on the second section (part B).

 

[roukel01]

Pace yourself and it shouldn't matter which way round you do the exam. I found the short questions were good warm up for the bigger stuff.

 

[dtombs]

The only thing I find a bit hard to do in the second section of the exam is remembering the sequences for each test, there's quite a few and in my exam experience, C&G like it to be EXACTLY how they say in the book.

 

[roukel01]

The only thing I find a bit hard to do in the second section of the exam is remembering the sequences for each test, there's quite a few and in my exam experience, C&G like it to be EXACTLY how they say in the book.

That is exactly right, get the terminology wrong and its marked wrong, even if the examiner knows you know what you're talking about. You can't say 'Minor Works' in an answer, its a Minor Works Electrical Installation Certificate, and nothing else will do. That goes for everything, terminology for bonding, everything.

 

[Risteard]

You can't say 'Minor Works' in an answer, its a Minor Works Electrical Installation Certificate, and nothing else will do.

They might, however, accept "Minor Electrical Installation Works Certificate" as an answer...

 

[Phil]

as long as your questions are numbered you can do them in any order at all ie, 1,5,10,9 etc, no points deducted for doing it in any order you wish.

 

[roukel01]

They might, however, accept "Minor Electrical Installation Works Certificate" as an answer...

Oh heck, good job I've already passed!!